Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] i [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the Dutchwoman and I waited for the musicians to gather themselves up she commented on the sea symbols of fish and anchor in the nave . |
| 2 | He said she 's got a ten pounds bonus because I paid for the . |
| 3 | All kinds of thoughts raced through my mind as I waited for the explosion in our midst . |
| 4 | Er I 'm a thirty four year old accountant work and I work for a a pi |
| 5 | But sometimes I get cut up by another vehicle as I go for a space — and it 's always a man . ’ |
| 6 | But er I did go with Con when I went for a perm she said oh would you like to , would you like to go and see Valerie |
| 7 | ‘ As your commanding officer , I 'm the senior member of the Board and I speak for the others . |
| 8 | where R represents the number of correct responses for the right ear/visual field and I stands for the left ear/visual field . |
| 9 | It was about how to deal with a road accident and I arranged for a smashed-up car to be towed into the studio , and for actors to sprawl around , made-up to look as if they had appalling injuries . |
| 10 | I decided to go for the pills first , but after three months I was still in agony so I went for the laser operation . |
| 11 | Well aware of the undertaking he added ‘ The day before I went for a load of beers to prepare for the ordeal . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I saw Everton more times in the last few months of last season than I have for a long time . ’ |
| 13 | To tell the truth I have only hazy memories of the magazine that I took for a long time and until it ceased publication for reasons that were beyond me . |
| 14 | Dad Tam : " You promise me you will never tell anybody " til " am deed that I stood for the man who made that statue . " |
| 15 | My mother volunteered to look after the luggage while my father and I went for a short walk . |
| 16 | ‘ Her father and I wait for the day she grows out of it , but — ’ |
| 17 | Her pink flying suit had two dirty orbs where her backside had imprinted itself on the ground and I noticed for the first time that her trainers were at least size 9 ( men 's ) . |
| 18 | And they said so at the er at the district council , went up to district and I asked for the support of the district council and er probably John immediately said , you have the full support of the district council for it he says and I 'll ensure that you get support with the result I also received four posters direct from the Edinburgh District Council with John photograph on it and with the caption st stating every old age pensioner should be signing here . |
| 19 | Fenella took a deep breath and I noticed for the first time just how impressively she could breathe . |
| 20 | The ideal should be a circular seat but I felt it would take a considerable amount of timber with a lot of waster so I opted for an hexagonal shape . |
| 21 | Her warm and wide smile greeted me at the door and I forgot for a while the riddles and innuendos which surrounded Brian Harley and hid the killer of Froggy Davies . |
| 22 | Upstream , through the gorge known as the Wachau , runs one of the prettiest stretches of the river and I sat for a pleasant hour on its embankment watching the swallows skim its waters . |
| 23 | However , once we start to distort the operation of open justice and the consideration of the matters , we may very well , through the operation of rumour and all its insidious effects that are so damaging in libel cases — the only justification that I know for the high damages granted in such cases — inflict more damage on justice than we realise . |
| 24 | Then I was able to er go for my own self , you know and er I went on doing locks , one thing and another , best I could and all that sort of thing and I worked for a , a bloke what was in there er be a little bloke but he was the best locksmith in the shop and I went to help him and er he used to give me all the to do and this and that and the other . |
| 25 | It was cool in the shade and I stayed for a while by the deep pool below the falls before turning back to the path and climbing through the heat of the late morning past Poor 's Land towards Knarlton Knot . |
| 26 | I take advantage of the silence as I wait for the punch-line to review the facts and fictions of the short story of Dudley Moore 's life . |
| 27 | The bar had a headbanging range of Fuller 's beers but I decided I 'd better be in training for the Exhilarator so I opted for an alcohol-free lager , turned my back to the bar and its temptations and scouted for Werewolf . |
| 28 | I doubt either can afford to stay at a hotel and I know for a fact that they 're not at any of the local hostels ; neither , I have been reliably informed , have they put in an appearance at the local ‘ hippie ’ compound . |
| 29 | And I 'll bring up your bottle when I come for the tray . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I remember being fascinated by the story when I worked for a while in the Royal Library . |